OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model

The OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model is a set of five core
strategies—community mobilization, opportunities provision, social intervention, suppression, and organizational change and development—that
offer a comprehensive, collaborative approach designed to prevent and reduce gang violence.
Read more about the OJJDP Comprehensive Gang Model.

Gang Prevention: An Overview of Research and Programs
This 2010 OJJDP bulletin presents research on why youth join gangs and how a community can build gang prevention and intervention services.
The author summarizes recent literature on gang formation and identifies promising and effective programs for gang prevention.